MU500-HS-3PL

5 MP high-speed USB 2.0 colour CMOS microscope camera with C-mount, reducing lens and calibration slide

Code: MU500-HS

Key features

• 5 MP USB digital camera for still-image capture and live video streaming to a computer
• Calibration slide included for setting measurement references
• Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 software with image editing, processing, stitching, extended depth of focus (EDF) and measurement tools
• Mac and Linux software for video and still capture, with exposure and colour controls
• Fits 23 mm, 30 mm, 30.5 mm and C-mount ports; two mounting adapters included

The MU500-HS is a higher-speed version of the 5 MP digital camera. Its larger buffer enables higher frame rates. This C-mount microscope camera captures still images and streams or records live video on Windows, Mac and Linux computers. The standalone Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 software includes stitching, EDF, video recording and measurement, as well as annotation, shape and watermark tools. Preview and capture resolutions can be set independently, allowing high-speed, lower-resolution live preview while capturing higher-resolution images or video. Mac and Linux software supports still and video capture and colour and exposure controls.

The included reducing lens and two adapters allow the camera to fit 23 mm, 30 mm and 30.5 mm eyepiece tubes or photo ports. The reducer widens the field of view to better match the view through the eyepieces. The camera connects and receives power through a standard USB 2.0 connection, so no separate power connection is needed. The calibration slide supports accurate software measurements by establishing references at different magnifications.

Camera specifications

• Sensor: Aptina MT9P001 colour CMOS
• Sensor size: 1/2.5 inch (5.70 mm H × 4.28 mm V; 7.13 mm diagonal)
• Resolution: 2592 × 1944 (approximately 5,040,000 pixels)
• Reducing lens: 0.5x
• Pixel size: 2.2 µm × 2.2 µm
• Green sensitivity: 0.53 V/lux·s at 550 nm
• Frame rate: 90 fps at 640 × 480; 27 fps at 1280 × 960; 7 fps at 2592 × 1944
• Exposure: 0.21–2000 ms; automatic or manual ROI
• Scan mode: progressive
• Dynamic range: 66.5 dB
• A/D converter: 12-bit parallel; 8-bit RGB to computer
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 40.5 dB
• Spectral range: 380–650 nm (with IR filter)
• Binning: 1×1, 2×2, 4×4
• White balance: ROI white balance / manual temperature-tint adjustment
• Colour rendering: ultra-fine colour engine
• Capture/control API: native C/C++, C#, DirectShow, TWAIN, LabVIEW
• Recording: still images and video
• Cooling: natural
• Operating temperature: −10 to 50 °C; storage temperature: −20 to 60 °C
• Operating humidity: 30–80% RH; storage humidity: 10–60% RH
• Power: 5 V DC through USB

Software requirements

• Operating systems: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 (32- and 64-bit), Mac OS X and Linux
• PC: Intel Core 2 2.8 GHz or better, at least 2 GB memory, USB 2.0 port

Advanced Windows software

• Stitching, EDF, video recording and measurement
• Measure lengths, angles, arcs, areas and more
• Save still images in BMP, TIFF, JPG, PICT, PTL and other formats
• Edit and process microscope images with tools similar to PhotoShop
• Configure live video and still-image capture simultaneously at different resolutions

Additional software tools include layers, watermarks, mosaics and tiles; colour balance, exposure, saturation, contrast, orientation, resolution, histogram, grain and diffusion adjustments; edge detection and digital image warping; line, parallel-line, perpendicular-line, rectangular, elliptical and irregular-area measurements; and customizable notes, measurements, text, arrows and labels. Measurements can use microns, millimetres, centimetres, inches or feet at any magnification, with selectable tolerances.

Free lifetime software updates.

Package contents

• 5 MP digital camera
• Calibration slide
• 0.5x reducing lens
• 1.8 m (6 ft) USB cable
• 30 mm and 30.5 mm adapters
• Software and user manual CD

Shipping weight: 2 lb.